This offseason a silly made-up controversy arose over whether new Lions coach Matt Patricia was in danger of losing his players by making them run at
practice. Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford says that’s nonsense.
Stafford said on NFL Network that the players have no issue at all with Patricia’s strenuous practices.
“Oh
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come September, October, November. We want to be in as good of shape as we can
possibly be so we can go out there and play as long as we can play
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Stafford said he and his teammates are growing to appreciate the way Patricia pushes them.
“He’s intense. He’s an intense guy. He’s pushing us to be the best that we can be and that’s what you want,” Stafford said.
So if Patricia makes the Lions run a few extra gassers at the end of a hot summer practice, Stafford thinks that’s just fine.
The Lions have added an experienced hand to fill out their personnel department.
Former Chargers
Youth Justin Tucker Jersey , Colts and Texans executive Jimmy Raye III has been named a senior personnel executive in Detroit. He will work under
General Manager Bob Quinn and vice president of player personnel Kyle O’Brien in
the Lions’ front office.
Raye was most recently the assistant G.M. in Houston and interviewed to replace Rick Smith in the top job before the Texans hired Brian Gaine. Raye was
also among the executives interviewed by the Panthers for their General Manager
job before they made Marty Hurney the permanent choice by stripping the interim
tag he had in 2017.
Raye was the vice president of football operations for the Colts from 2013-2016 and spent more than 15 years with the Chargers before heading to
Indianapolis.
